Saint Mary's Catholic College is a Prep to 12 school situated in Kingaroy in the South Burnett Region of Queensland. Saint Mary's commenced as a primary school over 80 years ago and enjoyed many decades of support from the Sisters of the Good Samaritan. It is now run under the management of Brisbane Catholic Education. The College has approximately 340 students and 48 staff and attracts students from the rural townships of Blackbutt, Yarraman, Nanango, Cherbourg, Murgon, Wondai and Kingaroy. Over the past 8 years the school has entered into partnerships with many local businesses to improve career pathways for our students, particularly in the areas of school-based traineeships and apprenticeships. The College also offers a full senior curriculum allowing students direct entry into university in a course of their choice. As well as extensive curriculum offerings, there are also extensive extra- curricular offerings in sport, the arts and cultural pursuits.